Om Swastiastu (Balinese greeting) and Hello!

Allow me to preface that over the past year I have written a couple of trip reports that revolve around hotels in Bali, you can find them here, and here. Between the continued opening and easing travel restrictions of Indonesia (and hence, Bali) and the island still relatively less crowded, it became a good time for my sister to visit from abroad for the first reunion in nearly two years. This was a good opportunity to again, review several hotels I have been meaning to check out. I have elected to make a new trip report thread to make it easier to read these new reviews as opposed to having to scroll a lot. This report will focus on some of the smaller/independent hotels around Bali, some of them being those that aren't very well covered here in on FT. I also intend to separately share a thread of reviews focusing on some of the larger hotels in the near future.

Among the hotels I will be reviewing, I am especially excited to review the recently reopened COMO Shambhala Estate (aka Begawan Giri), which does not seem to get as much attention here on FT compared to Aman. I am also very much looking forward to reviewing Plataran Canggu, a hotel from the Plataran group of hotels, a self-proclaimed Indonesian eco-conscious "luxury" resort brand I have been meaning to check out.

The following is the full list of hotels I shall be reviewing on this thread (subject to change):

The Royal Pita Maha (Deluxe Villa)
Maya Ubud (Heavenly Pool Villa)
Pita Maha Resort and Spa (Garden Villa)
Komaneka at Monkey Forest (Monkey Forest Suite)
COMO Shambhala Estate (Two Bedroom Retreat Pool Villa)
Aman Villas Nusa Dua
The Balé (Single Pavillion)
Plataran Canggu (One Bedroom Garden Villa)
Tandjung Sari (Two Storey Bungalow)*
Kayumanis Private Estate Jimbaran*

I hope that you will enjoy reading some of these reviews and hope that it could perhaps help make decisions on any future travels you might be planning to the island.

Best regards,
Clubeurope